I don't know the strength of Flagstaff Hills previous league but I think ASCA have been very kind to "gift" them Section 4 for their A grade and section 9 for their B grade! So the gradings are done Moe?

Yeah mate they were sent to club secretaries on Friday.

Flagstaff Hill Section 4… wow. A1 in the Hills League to Section 4 ASCA?

Looking forward to seeing this draw that’s coming out…

The Section 1 gf tomorrow is an absolute farce. Basically the entire Rambler side is out with covid and the Association have decided to play on. What an absolute joke.

What was the Exec supposed to do? Abandon the game and give them the flag? Agreed - play on. Truly great teams win through adversity.

Ramblers from what ive been told wanted a postponement not abandoning. Ramblers have 3 sides in grand finals tomorrow and they dont want to harm their b or c grade sides. Have to pull in lower players.

A gf win against a team with half their side full of d and e grade players is a hollow victory.

Pull the B graders up then rather than playing D and E graders.

I visited Billabong Oval today as I was in the area. There’s parking a 100m walk away and toilets at the ground too. It’s quite picturesque. The ground is a bit weirdly shaped and the pitch isnt exactly in good nick but I have no issues playing there. However the fact that they just let a successful club like WYC go down two sections and put a completely unknown team in based on exaggerated truths, is a shambles.

Sounds like you need to worry about things that actually impact the comp like the Sutton Derby Western Youth fiasco has. Who cares if an umpire wears shorts. We aren’t professionals. On that note, who do we think are the flag threats nearing the halfway mark of the season?

On the topic, at Coro we have lost 4 bowlers this season from our A grade due to a combination of work and family commitments. The obvious flow on effects are the B grade lads being promoted and the C grade and so on. Our B grade are in Section 2 and our C grade in Section 4 now. Rather than sook and seek demotion, it’s absolutely the opposite. The lads are looking forward to the challenge of playing up higher and I’m proud of them for stepping up. Good luck to all for the upcoming season.

On the topic, at Coro we have lost 4 bowlers this season from our A grade due to a combination of work and family commitments. The obvious flow on effects are the B grade lads being promoted and the C grade and so on. Our B grade are in Section 2 and our C grade in Section 4 now. Rather than sook and seek demotion, it’s absolutely the opposite. The lads are looking forward to the challenge of playing up higher and I’m proud of them for stepping up. Good luck to all for the upcoming season. Who have you lost? Lourens, Scott and Sob? Looking at your team for tomorrow there's 7 from your semi final team from last season playing then an 8th (Hunter) is playing B grade, plus 2 playing tomorrow that didn’t play in that semi (Muggridge and Champion) played some A grade last season.

Yeah those 3 plus Gyawali who won our A grade bowling trophy the season before last (didn’t play finals as he was overseas). Good luck tomorrow!

Moe wrote:What would be your response to a team trying for an outright win with only 22 overs left in the game, and only 3 runs ahead on first innings?

“Typical Ramblers” would be the response.